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Patience key to safe travelling to and from Ploughing 2025

Gardaí have urged the public to plan their trip to the Ploughing, to remain patient and to follow the instruction of officers manning the roads to help stay safe when travelling to Screggan.

FEATURE 16 September 2025

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My Farming Week: Gary Simms, Milford, Co Donegal

My Farming Week: Gary Simms, Milford, Co Donegal

FEATURE 10 September 2025

Virtual fencing on the rise in Europe

Virtual fencing on the rise in Europe

FEATURE 10 September 2025

Watch: will the farm be divided equally if my mother dies before the transfer?

Watch: will the farm be divided equally if my mother dies before the transfer?

Watch: will the farm be divided equally if my mother dies before the transfer?

FEATURE 7 September 2025

Watch: my children don't want to farm, can I go into partnership with my nephew?

Watch: my children don't want to farm, can I go into partnership with my nephew?

Watch: my children don't want to farm, can I go into partnership with my nephew?

FEATURE 6 September 2025

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Watch: should I keep some land as security before transferring the farm?

Watch: should I keep some land as security before transferring the farm?

Here's some key advice on transferring land to a successor, and whether it's a good idea for the owner to keep land for security.

FEATURE 23 April 2025

Watch: how to protect your farm if a parent has to go into a nursing home

Watch: how to protect your farm if a parent has to go into a nursing home

In the video, Aisling Meehan explains three scenarios that can arise if a parent requires care in a nursing home and what to do if they do arise.

FEATURE 23 April 2025

Ending hunger and boosting food security

Ending hunger and boosting food security

Latest OECD-FAO ten year agricultural outlook highlights that the tools are in place to end hunger but there will be an increase in emissions from agriculture

FEATURE 23 April 2025

Why subsidy became a dirty word in New Zealand

Why subsidy became a dirty word in New Zealand

Nuffield scholar Nick Cotter details his two weeks in New Zealand, learning how the country came to a zero subsidy system and is now combatting rapidly rising multi-active anthelmintic resistance.

FEATURE 23 April 2025

My Farming Week: Tommy Reidy, Goulane, Castlegregory, Co Kerry

My Farming Week: Tommy Reidy, Goulane, Castlegregory, Co Kerry

This week, Tommy Reidy from Co Kerry tells us about his farming system that takes in both land and sea.

FEATURE 23 April 2025

Australian farmers battle drought and floods

Australian farmers battle drought and floods

The floods and drought are having a major impact on livestock markets, particularly the cattle trade, as southern farmers move to offload stock and northern farmers look to replace their herds.

FEATURE 23 April 2025

Paying for defence and simplifying the CAP

Paying for defence and simplifying the CAP

The much-maligned Irish ACRES scheme came in for a lot of praise as being among the more successful European environmental schemes.

FEATURE 23 April 2025

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Managing Farm Finances in shifting markets

Farmers have always been susceptible to shifting market prices, changing policies, and unpredictable weather. These external factors constantly reshape the financial landscape.

Managing Farm Finances in shifting markets

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